By Blake Colston
Sports Editor
GEARY – Piedmont took its chances with a rough-and-tumble field at the 78th annual Geary Invitational last Friday and Saturday, with 120-pound junior Cash Donnell pacing the Wildcats with a runner-up finish in the prestigious event held inside Geary High School’s Stegall Long Fieldhouse.
Donnell coasted to the finals despite a loaded field. The junior earned a bye in the first round then dispatched of Marlow’s Keller Kizarr with a fall only 0:55 into their match.
Donnell gave Collinsville’s Canon Acklin the same fate as Kizarr in his next bout as the Piedmont star extended his winning streak to 48 matches with a second-period pin. In the semifinals, Donnell forged a 9-0 major decision against River Perlungher of Arlington Martin (Texas).
Stillwater’s Sam Smith stopped Donnell in the finals, though, to end his winning streak at 49 consecutive matches. Smith is the son of Oklahoma State University wrestling coach John Smith.
Afterwards, Donnell was awarded the Alan Long Sportsmanship Award, as voted on by the coaches at the tournament.
At 138 pounds, sophomore Jayden Fuston won three matches, but needed two more wins to place. Jackson Blackburn (175 pounds) and Brogan Hardy (215 pounds) also each won three matches but needed a couple more victories to earn a place on the podium.
Piedmont is off until Jan. 17 when the Wildcats travel to Westmoore for a dual vs. the Jaguars.
Below are Piedmont’s full results from Geary.
Brody Heusel, 106
Fall L vs. Pacheco, Garden City
7-4 W vs. Kolby, Arkansas City, (Kan.)
Fall W vs. Elmore, Tulsa Union
Fall L vs. Ruiz, Amarillo Randall
Cash Donnell, 120
Fall W vs. Kizarr, Marlow
Fall W. vs. Acklin, Collinsville
9-0 W vs. Perlungher, Arlington Martin (Texas)
10-2 L vs. Smith, Stillwater
Trevor Tewell, 126
19-5 L vs. Madden, Edmond Memorial
15-2 L vs. Black, Broken Arrow
Jayden Fuston, 138
14-3 W vs. Davis, Mustang
7-3 W vs. Corrales, Garden City
8-0 L vs. Jeter, Edmond North
11-6 W vs. Morales, Lawton Mac
11-0 L vs. Rallo, Wildwood (Mo.)
Ian Mitchell, 144
10-2 W vs. Smith, Garden City
6-1 L vs. Santiago, Amarillo Tascosa
Fall L vs. Howard, Del City
Dylan Watkins, 150
Fall L vs. Stinchcomb, Broken Arrow
Fall L vs. Spradlin, Collinsville
Kolten Luschen, 157
19-3 L vs. Lockett, Stillwater
6-2 W vs. Nation, Collinsvillle
8-0 W. vs. Allen, Garden City
9-5 L. vs. O’Hagan, Choctaw
Brady Roberts, 165
Forfeit W vs. Morrison, Broken Arrow
Fall L vs. Suarez, Amarillo Tascosa
16-8 L vs. Ahmen, Arlington Martin (Texas)
Jackson Blackburn, 175
Fall L vs. Brooks Poteau
10-5 W. vs. Rocha, Arlington Martin (Texas)
Fall W vs. Perez, Geary
Forfeit W vs. Henry, Lawton Mac
Fall L vs. Brown, Stillwater
Brogan Hardy, 215
7-2 W vs. Abston, Tuttle
Fall L vs. Mower, Edmond Memorial
Fall W vs. Krause, Tulsa Union
Fall W vs. Warner, Lawton Mac
8-0 L vs. Johnson, Stillwater
Jesse Knapp, 285
Fall W vs. Pugh, Del City
3-1 L vs. Lopez, Garden City
Fall L vs. Pritz, Mustang
